ecstasy // willne x imallexx au

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will - 30th november 2016

i hadn't seen alex in over four years. we'd both have changed so much, i was worried we'd have nothing in common anymore: a lot had changed since 2012 trollface memes and whatever else happened in that year. it was a simpler time, to say the least.

alex

i'm one stop away

cool
am over by marks n sparks

see you there

the way we texted still seemed a bit detached and i fucking hoped this wouldn't be reciprocated in real life. even though we hadn't talked in forever, it would still be nice to jump straight back in where we left off, as if nothing had happened.

clara💞

are you meeting up with alex today?

yeah, we can still go out for dinner tonight
if you'd like xxx

it's ok, wouldn't want to bother you.
have a good day.

i ignored this. i'd grown used to it. a punch on my arm brought me back out into the real world and i was staring up into a young man's face. alex.

"mate, hi! it's been a while!" i said, hugging the boy with a grin plastered on his face.

"glad to hear your voice has finally dropped." he said. i laughed - fucking high pitched.

"or not." his smile seemed to fill the station.

we walked through london, updating each other on our lives. "i got a solid b in most of my gcses and no fs so i think it's fair to say i'm pretty smart," alex said.

"i just about got accepted into uni with my a levels," i chuckled. "you aren't going though?"

"nah, i want to get into the creative sector. maybe some online courses but nothing too serious."

it wasn't awkward and i couldn't have been happier.

after walking for around 20 minutes, we reached my block of flats, relatively near the river thames.

"this is such a cool district," alex said, as if he'd never seen london in his life.

"it's decent. better than whitley bay, that's for sure."

we hopped into the lift and i pressed the button for the 11th floor. we stood in silence, watching the numbers tick up from 0.

"did you like moving back up there?" he asked. the few times i came down to see him, we never talked about whitley bay. we made the most of the time we had together and pretended like we knew we were going to see each other soon.

"it wasn't terrible, i made friends quickly. you know, supporting newcastle helped a fair bit and that. mam got back in with her old friends, the school wasn't horrific. i missed london though."

he nodded.

"i missed you."

he looked up at that, as if he was surprised. "really?"

"c'mon alex, obviously i missed you. you were my best friend."

he smiled. "i missed you a lot."

"i remember mam telling me once you didn't want to go to school because i wasn't there," i laughed.

"oh my god, she didn't." he laughed sheepishly, hiding his face in his hands and going red.

after leaving the lift and unlocking the door to flat 113, i went over to the fridge to get myself a drink. alex unzipped his coat, revealing a pink hoodie, and hung it on a hook.

"i forgot you're still 17. no drinks for you mister," i smirked.

"shut up, i think you've forgotten what went down the last time we saw each other," he said, raising his eyebrows.

"fuck me, yeah, that was a good night," i said, flicking off the lid and passing him a bottle of stella.

"yeah, kinda got me hooked," he said quietly.

i almost spat out my beer. "shit, really?"

he shrugged. "it was a laugh wasn't it, and then i thought 'hey, that feeling was nice, let's do that again.' i guess i never really stopped."

i couldn't believe alex, little shorty alex fucking elmslie, was a stoner.

"do you still smoke it?"

"if the situation arises," i said. "but i don't actively get it myself anymore." he nodded.

"want me to show you around the flat some more?"

"yeah, sure. it's nice here. i could get used to it."

i smiled at that. looked like i'd bagged myself a roommate.

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a/n: the timestamps are probably going to start being a bit all over the place, i really hope it doesn't get too confusing! the ages are the same as in real life so if it ever feels unclear maybe just relate it back to that? hope you enjoyed, chapters finna get juicy soon i promise x